Endotracheal intubation, the insertion of an endotracheal tube (ETT) through the vocal cords into the trachea, is an essential and potentially life-saving procedure in neonates. Most commonly, ...

Objective Assess the relationship between applied face mask force and leak during simulated ventilation using different ventilating devices and mask holds. Design Randomised cross-over simulation ...

Objective Assess the feasibility and safety of a purpose-built automated tactile stimulation device (ATSD) responding to cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants. Design Randomised cross-over study ...

Background Outcomes of prenatal covariate-adjusted outborn very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs) (≤1500 g) remain uncertain. Objective To compare morbidity and mortality between outborn and inborn ...

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Design Single-centre prospective diagnostic accuracy study. Setting University of Alabama at Birmingham. Patients Infants weighing ≥1500 g, <44 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) and off ...

Objective To investigate the effect of gestational age on special education use at primary school age, and to examine specific groups with elevated risk. Main outcome measures Use of special education ...

Objective To compare the efficacy of T-piece resuscitator (TPR) and self-inflating bag (SIB) for resuscitation of preterm neonates in the delivery room. Settings Level III neonatal intensive care unit ...

Objective During perinatal transition, compromised cerebral oxygenation may contribute to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Near-infrared spectroscopy measures cerebral regional tissue oxygen ...

3 Neonatal Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK 4 Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Objective To ...

Objective This study aimed to assess whether additional enteral docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation, with or without arachidonic acid (ARA), influences morbidities diagnosed in the neonatal ...

Correspondence to Dr Serafina Perrone, Neonatal Care Unit, Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University Hospital of Siena, Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy; saraspv{at}yahoo.it ...